Congenital Clinodactyly of the Thumb

Failure of differentiation: Part II (arthrogryposis, camptodactyly, clinodactyly, madelung deformity, trigger finger, and trigger thumb).

The term "failure of differentiation" describes the phenotypes of a large number of otherwise unrelated conditions. The six conditions described here (arthrogryposis, camptodactyly, clinodactyly, Madelung deformity, trigger finger, and trigger thumb) are believed to occur because various structures failed to differentiate normally; however, they have neither common features nor a common cause. ...

congenital clasped thumb and the report of 8 cases

this deformity is often reffered to as thumbclutched hand, but a better term is the congenital clasped thumb. the congenital clasped thumb is associated with several well-de-fined syndromes, although it may also present as an isolated abnormality. weckesser, reac, and heiple called it a syndrome and divided the syndrome in to four groups. in group i, the thumb is deficient in extention only. in...

Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Radius and Thumb

Reconstruction of thumb in traumatic or congenital loss.

Reconstruction of thumb after traumatic or congenital loss in 17 cases is reported. Cases were divided into three groups according to the level of thumb loss. There were two cases in distal zone, seven in middle and eight in proximal zone. Thirteen cases were traumatic in origin and four had congenital loss. Different reconstruction procedures were used at each level. Osteoplastic reconstructio...

Congenital split foot (lobster claw) and triphalangeal thumb.